Doorstop



Jan. 29, 1939. D TRAUM 1,989,536

DOORSTOP Filed D60. 29, 1933 ATTORNEYS Patented Jan. 29, 1935 DooRsfroPDavid Traum, New York, N. Y. Application December 29, 1933, Serial No.704,508

2 Claims.

This invention relates to door stops and has more particular referenceto an improved form of door stop together with means for ornamenting thesame.

The invention aims for one of its objects to provide a door stop shapedin such a manner that its center of gravity is so disposed withreference to the juncture of its bottom and rear faces as to effectivelyprevent overturning thereof.

The invention further resides inthe provision of a door stop of theindicated character in which a panel, separate from the body thereof,defines an inclined front face and is covered by an ornamental coveringtogether with a common means for securing the panel to the body and thecover in place over the panel in order to conceal the securing means,and lends an attractive and finished appearance to the article.

The invention further embodies in a door stop of the character setforth, a hollow body having an open side for a panel serving as aclosure for said open side with an ornamental covering for the panel,and which body is adapted to be filled with sand or an equivalentmaterial to give to the article the required weight to perform itsfunction.

'I'he invention also comprehends an ornamental door stop which includesa body and a removable panel which are sold to the purchaser, together30 with a material which is adapted to be embroidered or otherwiseornamented and then assembled to produce the finished article.

More specifically, the invention comprehends a door stop having rightangularly disposed bottom and rear faces and an inclined front facehaving an ornamental covering.

Other objects of the invention reside in the provision of a door stopwhich is comparatively simple in its construction, inexpensive toproduce and which is so constructed that the same may be individuallyornamented tosuit the taste of the individual by application of anornamental covering thereto. Y,

With the above recited and other objects in view, reference is now madeto the following specication and accompanying drawing in which there isdisclosed a preferred embodiment of the invention, while the claimscover variations and modifications which fall within their scope.

In the drawing:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a door stop constructed in accordancewith the invention.

Fig. 2 is a front view of the body with the panel removed.

Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view therethrough.

In the form of the invention illustrated, the body 5 is preferably ofhollow construction and includes a bottom wall 6, a rear wall 7 andidentical sides 8, the bottom wall having an inclined front edge 9 andthe rear wall an inclined upper 5 edge 10 and the side walls 8 being'oftriangular formation having a horizontal'lower edge 11, a vertical rearedge l2 and an inclined forward edge 13, which inclined edge 13 isdisposed in the same plane and flush with the edges 9 and 10 of l0 thebottom and rear walls 6 and 7. While the bottom, rear and side walls maybe assembled in any desired manner, the same are preferably connected asshown, by means of tongues 14 on the bottom and rear Walls which engagewith 15 grooves 15 on the side walls. This construction provides ahollow body which is open at the front so as to receive sand or anequivalent material for giving the desired weight to the body. Aseparate panel 16 which serves as a closure for the open front ofthebody is employed and provides a front face for the structure.

The panel 16 is preferably covered with an ornamental cover 17 of needlepoint tapestry or embroidered material which is stretched thereoverafter the same is vworked with the desired design and the marginal edges18 are turned inwardly to underlie the margin of the panel 16. It thusfollows that when the panel 16 is applied to the body 5, the edges 18ofthe covering material are disposed between the panel and the edges 9,10 and 13 of the body structure. Preferably, nails or any other suitablefastening elements 19, driven through the panel 16, serve as a commonmeans for securing the panel in place and holding the covering materialin covering relation to the panel. The nails are preferably driventhrough thek panel prior to the application of the covering 1'7 so thatthey are concealed thereby, thus lending an attractive finishedappearance to the article. Due to the triangular cross sectional shapeof the door stop, it will be observed that its center of gravity is sodisposed with reference to the juncture of the bottom and rear lfaces asto effectively prevent over-balancing and overturning thereof, whileproviding a decorative inclined face of relatively larger area.

In use, the rear wall 7 of the body flatly contacts with the door Awhile the bottom wall 6 flatly contacts with the oor to hold the door inopened position.

What is claimed is: Y

1. A door stop including a horizontal bottom wall section, an upstandingrear wall section, spaced triangular side Wall sections secured to thebottom and rear Wall sections and defining a hollow body having anopened inclined front through which a Weighting material is adapted tobe introduced thereto, a front panel constituting a closure `for theopen inclined front of said body, a fabric covering for said frontpanel, and a common means concealed by the covering for securing saidcovering in a position completely overlying the panel and for attachingsaid panel to and in a position closing the opened inclined front of thebody. y

2. A door stop including a hollow body having a horizontal bottom Wall,a vertical rear wall and spaced side Walls defining a triangular shapedreceptacle having an open inclined front adapted to contain a Weightingmaterial which is introduced through the open front, a front panelconstituting a closure for said receptacle, a fabric covering for saidpanel completely overlying the same and having its marginal edgesdirected in- Wardly, extending around the edges of the panel anddisposed between the panel and the edges of the open front of the body,and a common means for securing said fabric covering in position overthe panel and for securing said panel -to-the body, said meansextendingthroughthe panel and the inturned marginal edges of the covering andanchored in the edges of the front of the body.

DAVID TRAUM.

